2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

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21 Jalen Billups

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 245
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool Shroder

Biography


2014-15 Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team
2014-15 College Sports Madness A-Sun All-Conference Second Team
2014-15 College Sports Madness Preseason All-Conference Third Team

Career Milestones: Graduated 20th all-time in scoring with 1,185 points and 11th in rebounds with 599. His 62.0 percent career shooting trailed just DeAndre Nealy's 64.2 percent, although Nealy only played one season for the Norse.

2015-16: Led NKU in scoring at 12.2 points per game after connecting on 58.8 percent of his shots during the season ... Posted five 20-point outings on the year, including 22 in a convincing win at Oakland (1/19) and 20 in NKU's come-back win at home over Milwaukee (2/6) ... Also averaged 5.5 rebounds per contest, posting double-doubles against Eastern Illinois (17 points, 10 rebounds), SEMO (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Green Bay (18 points, 12 rebounds on Feb. 4).

2014-15: Selected to the College Sports Madness preseason all-conference third team after averaging 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game a season ago ... Dropped in 10 points in NKU's win over Idaho ... Scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting at Chattanooga ... Posted eight points, five rebounds and four blocks at Northwestern ... Notched double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds at Youngstown State ... Poured in 16 points  on 6-of-7 shooting and nabbed eight rebounds against Kennesaw State (1/14) ... Followed with another 16 points and eight rebounds in NKU's rally from a double-digit second-half deficit for a 66-65 win at USC Upstate (1/17) ... Dropped 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting versus North Florida (1/22) ... Poured in a season-best 19 points at Stetson (1/29)... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor in a 15-point effort versus Lipscomb (2/7) ... Notched an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double in NKUís regular-season-closing win over USC Upstate, 84-65 (2/28) ... Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team and College Sports Madness all-conference second team honoree.

2013-14: Saw action in all 30 games, starting 25 times … Third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and first in rebounding (5.2 rpg) … Netted a career-best 25 points in NKU’s 91-86 overtime win at Tulane … Hammered home a one-handed tip-dunk at No. 19 North Carolina to earn the No. 3 play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays … Tallied 12 points and seven boards in the game against the Heels … Posted double-figuring scoring totals in 17 games, including each of the final three contests … Closed season with 20-point effort against FGCU.

2012-13: Started seven games before being sidelined for the final 19 games due to a medical condition … Averaged 10.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game … Shot 61.1 percent from the field … Recorded first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in victory at Hampton (Va.) on Dec. 20, 2012.

2011-12: Saw action in 25 games and started five times … Averaged 5.0 points per game and shot 65.1 percent from the field … Netted a career-high 16 points against Lane (Tenn.) on Nov. 18, 2011.

PRIOR TO NKU: A 2011 graduate of Shroder High School in Cincinnati … Averaged 19.2 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior … Was named to the all-city team and earned All-Cincinnati Metro Atlantic Conference accolades ... Coached by Thomas Owens.

PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 21, 1992 … Son of Kimberly Billups and Ollen Colbert.

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Freshman

    Forward
    6'6" 225 lbs
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  • 21

    2012-13Sophomore

    Forward/Center
    6'6" 225 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward/Center
    6'6" 240 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2014-15Redshirt Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'6" 240 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Redshirt Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'6" 245 lbs
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